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Also on this day · 9

This day in earlier years · 53

Occurrences recorded on March 16 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Mar 16, 2025On March 16, 2025, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N519JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Palm Beach AFB (PBI) (United States) due to a runway incursion. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN519JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 16, 2025On March 16, 2025, the Boeing 737-824 (WL) aircraft (registration N76514), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver (DEN) International Airport (United States) due to the overheating or fire of an electronic device on board. Source: United Airlines.USN76514United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 16, 2025On March 16, 2025, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration N302NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident near Eldorado (United States) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN302NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 16, 2025On March 16, 2025, the Boeing 767-316FER (WL) aircraft (registration N418LA), operated by LATAM Cargo Colombia, was involved in an incident at Miami (MIA) International Airport (United States) due to a mechanical failure. Source: LATAM Cargo Colombia.USN418LALATAM Cargo Colombia Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 16, 2025On March 16, 2025, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GTSD), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: Air Transat.CAC-GTSDAir Transat Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 16, 2025On March 16, 2025, the Boeing 747 467ERF aircraft (registration B-LID), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-LIDCathay Pacific Boeing 747 Incident · Mar 16, 2025On March 16, 2025, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N185GJ), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN185GJEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 16, 2025On March 16, 2025, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHC), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Swiss.CHHB-JHCSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 16, 2024On March 16, 2024, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VH-VQJ), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Melbourne. Source: Jetstar Airways.AUVH-VQJJetstar Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 16, 2024On March 16, 2024, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration CN-NMH), operated by Arabia Maroc, was involved in an incident at Malaga. Source: Arabia Maroc.MACN-NMHArabia Maroc Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 16, 2023On March 16, 2023, the Airbus A321 211SL aircraft (registration OY-TCG), operated by Sunclass, was involved in an incident at Las Palmas. Source: Sunclass.DKOY-TCGSunclass Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 16, 2023On March 16, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-JLP), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JLPSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 16, 2023On March 16, 2023, the Airbus A320-232 (WL) aircraft (registration N640NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident near Newark-Liberty (EWR) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN640NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320 Accident · Mar 16, 2021On March 16, 2021, the Boeing 747-412 aircraft (registration N729CA), operated by National Cargo, was involved in an accident at Agadir. Source: National Cargo.USN729CANational Cargo Boeing 747 Incident · Mar 16, 2021On March 16, 2021, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIFD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Cancun. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIFDLufthansa Airbus A340 Incident · Mar 16, 2021On March 16, 2021, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration PR-MYQ), operated by LATAM Brasil, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro due to wind shear or a thunderstorm during the climb. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-MYQLATAM Brasil Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 16, 2021On March 16, 2021, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration VQ-BDQ), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Novosibirsk. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVQ-BDQS7 Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 16, 2021On March 16, 2021, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration D-AGWU), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: Eurowings.DED-AGWUEurowings Airbus A319 Accident · Mar 16, 2021On March 16, 2021, the Bombardier Inc Cl-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N706SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Los Angeles, California (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN706SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 16, 2020On March 16, 2020, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration 4R-ABR), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an incident near Muscat International Airport (Oman) due to a bird strike. Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ABRSriLankan Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 16, 2020On March 16, 2020, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration PK-LAI), operated by Batik, was involved in an incident at Pekanbaru. Source: KNKT.IDPK-LAIBatik Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 16, 2020On March 16, 2020, the BD-500-1A11 (CS300) aircraft (registration HB-JCJ), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JCJSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220 Incident · Mar 16, 2020On March 16, 2020, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N320PQ), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at Knoxville. Source: the FAA (United States).USN320PQEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 16, 2019On March 16, 2019, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N452UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a bird strike during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN452UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 16, 2019On March 16, 2019, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GQWJ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident due to the incapacitation of a crew member for medical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GQWJWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 16, 2019On March 16, 2019, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration SE-DSV), operated by Braathens Regional, was involved in an incident. Source: Braathens Regional.SESE-DSVBraathens Regional BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Mar 16, 2018On March 16, 2018, the Embraer ERJ-190AR aircraft (registration PR-AZA), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB/SBPF) , Passo Fundo , Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) due to a runway excursion. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AZAAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Mar 16, 2018On March 16, 2018, the aircraft (registration PR-AZA), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Passo Fundo. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AZAAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Mar 16, 2018On March 16, 2018, the Boeing B747-8KZF aircraft (registration JA12KZ), operated by Nippon Cargo, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Nippon Cargo.JPJA12KZNippon Cargo Boeing 747 Incident · Mar 16, 2018On March 16, 2018, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AIDI), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIDILufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 16, 2017On March 16, 2017, the DHC-8 202 aircraft (registration LN-WSA), operated by Wideroe, was involved in an incident at Bodo. Source: Wideroe.NOLN-WSAWideroe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 16, 2017On March 16, 2017, the Airbus AIRBUS A321-231 aircraft (registration G-OZBU), operated by Monarch, was involved in an incident at Birmingham. Source: Monarch.GBG-OZBUMonarch Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 16, 2017On March 16, 2017, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration D-AGWG), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AGWGEurowings Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 16, 2016On March 16, 2016, the Boeing 737-2S2C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GAIG), operated by Inuit, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GAIGInuit Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 16, 2016On March 16, 2016, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQO), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Halifax due to an engine instrumentation failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQOPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 16, 2016On March 16, 2016, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N567AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Avianca.USN567AVAvianca Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 16, 2016On March 16, 2016, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration YR-ATI), operated by TAROM, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: the BEA (France).ROYR-ATITAROM ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Mar 16, 2016On March 16, 2016, the McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 aircraft (registration N947DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) International Airport (United States) due to a lit cigarette in the cabin. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN947DNDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Mar 16, 2015On March 16, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N135EV), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Alexandria. Source: ExpressJet.USN135EVExpressJet Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 16, 2015On March 16, 2015, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration 9H-AEG), operated by Malta, was involved in an incident at Cagliari. Source: Malta.MT9H-AEGMalta Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 16, 2014On March 16, 2014, the Boeing 737-76N (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GRWS), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a flight control failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GRWSWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 16, 2014On March 16, 2014, the Boeing 777 36NER aircraft (registration A6-EBY), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EBYEmirates Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 16, 2014On March 16, 2014, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration A6-ANL), operated by Arabia, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: Arabia.AEA6-ANLArabia Airbus A320 Accident · Mar 16, 2014On March 16, 2014, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N675DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN675DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Mar 16, 2013On March 16, 2013, the Boeing 757-33N(WL) aircraft (registration N57870), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN57870United Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Mar 16, 2013On March 16, 2013, the Airbus A321 111 aircraft (registration OE-LBA), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBAAustrian Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 16, 2012On March 16, 2012, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FNAW), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Calgary. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FNAWAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Mar 16, 2012On March 16, 2012, the Bombardier CRJ-701ER aircraft (registration N726SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN726SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 16, 2012On March 16, 2012, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCE), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident. Source: Air France.FRF-GZCEAir France Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 16, 2011On March 16, 2011, the Boeing 757-351(WL) aircraft (registration N582NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Fort Myers. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN582NWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Mar 16, 2007On March 16, 2007, the Boeing 737-890 (WL) aircraft (registration N552AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas-McCarran (LAS) International Airport (United States) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Alaska Airlines.USN552ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 16, 2006On March 16, 2006, the Boeing 737-230 aircraft (registration LV-BBI), operated by LAN Argentina, was involved in an incident at En vuelo, durante el asenso través FL 130, TMA Ezeiza (Argentina) due to a fire on board. Source: LAN Argentina.ARLV-BBILAN Argentina Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 16, 1987On March 16, 1987, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N314SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Midland (United States) due to turbulence. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN314SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737

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